Debating for Democracy (D4D) on the Road 2013-2014
The D4D on the Road workshops for the 2013-2014 academic year are being led by Campus Camp Wellstone, an interactive, high-energy, problem-solving environment for all types of learners that holds grassroots organizer trainings, teaching participants how to run campaigns, and to create long-term lasting change in communities.
Since 2008, Project Pericles has brought these important workshops to 28 Periclean campuses across the United States. They are open to students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community leaders.
Four Steps to Help Students Understand and Describe the Value of a Liberal Education
In an AAC&U blog post, "Four Steps to Help Students Understand and Describe the Value of a Liberal Education" Madeleine F. Green, Senior Program Consultant, and Annie W. Bezbatchenko, Program Director, both at The Teagle Foundation, cite Project Pericles's work on mapping as one important way of helping students see the connections and shared learning objectives between their courses. They write,
"By mapping themes across the curriculum that are relevant to students' lives and the issues in our world such as civic engagement, internationalization, and justice, faculty and advisors can help show students the various emphases and pathways they can intentionally pursue as they move through the curriculum."
Following the mapping portion of the project and a convening to discuss findings in the summer of 2014, participating colleges and universities will develop strategic action plans to strengthen existing civic engagement programs on individual campuses and/or to develop new certificates or minors in civic engagement. Project Pericles will also publish a White Paper focused on how to organize and integrate civic engagement programming.
This project is made possible through the generous support of the Eugene M. Lang Foundation and The Teagle Foundation.
Debating for Democracy (D4D) 2013 National Conference
On March 21 and 22, 2013, student leaders from our participating Periclean colleges and universities attended the 2013 D4D National Conference at The New School in New York City. The conference consisted of workshops, keynote addresses, and panel discussions that introduced the students to leading figures in civic engagement, education, environment, politics, public policy, and social entrepreneurship. One of the activities at the national conference was the legislative hearing, which gave five finalist student teams the opportunity to discuss their policy ideas with a panel of current and former government officials.
Read more about the 2013 D4D National Conference.
Project Pericles Session at 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
A Project Pericles panel presented at AAC&U's 2013 Annual Meeting, "The Quality of US Degrees: Innovations, Efficiencies, and Disruptions--To What Ends?" The meeting was held January 23-26, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, GA.
Linking Classrooms, Campuses, Communities, and Colleagues via Social and Civic High Engagement Learning
Project Pericles works with faculty to enhance links between the curriculum, campus, communities, and colleagues, encouraging students to connect knowledge with real-world responsibilities. Periclean Faculty Leaders from different institutions and disciplines will discuss curricular programs that strengthen critical thinking, skills, social responsibility, and active engagement while promoting faculty development. The panel explores real-world social issues: food insecurity, political participation, and cultural survival. With audience participation, panelists will discuss replicable best practices, tactics, challenges, and solutions.
Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 10:30-11:45 AM
Jan Liss, Executive Director, Project Pericles
Marina Barnett, Associate Professor of Social Work, Widener University
Ben Berger, Associate Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore College
Emily Kane, Professor of Sociology, Bates College
Molly Olsen, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latin American Studies, Macalester College
Periclean Faculty Leaders Create 26 Civic Engagement Courses - White Paper Published
We are proud to announce the release of our latest White Paper, The Periclean Diamond: Linking College, Campuses, Communities, and Colleagues via Social and Civic High Engagement Learning by Ben Berger, Associate Professor of Political Science and Periclean Faculty Leader at Swarthmore College, and Jan R. Liss, Executive Director of Project Pericles.
This White Paper presents findings from our multi-year Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™ that included 26 participating colleges and universities. In 2010, with generous support from the Eugene M. Lang Foundation and The Teagle Foundation, we launched the PFL Program in which faculty leaders received matching grants to create new Civic Engagement Courses (CECs), organize campus-wide civic engagement activities, develop community partnerships, engage in public scholarship, and serve as civic education advocates and leaders both locally and nationally.
By extending civic pedagogy to the campus, connecting undergraduate education with community input and engagement, and linking all of these projects with faculty development, professional interchanges, reciprocal peer review, and public scholarship, the PFL Program has developed a promising, replicable, and sustainable model of civic education. These 26 courses in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences add to more than 100 existing CECs, and build upon the teachings from the Civic Engagement Course (CEC) Program™.
